Prague Nights
$33.84
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
18 June 2018
Summary
A chilling historical mystery set in 16th-century Prague from a true literary crime writer.
“The emperor’s mistress had been murdered, and the world had been taken hold of and turned upon its head.”
Prague, 1599. Christian Stern, a young doctor, has just arrived in the city. On his first evening, he finds a young woman’s body half-buried in the snow.
The dead woman is none other than the emperor’s mistress, and there’s no shortage of suspects. Stern is employed by the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241197387 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241197384 |
| Author: | Benjamin Black |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 18 June 2018 |
| Weight: | 246g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
Black is a master of high-class crime fiction, literary noir in the tradition of Georges Simenon and Raymond Chandler
Black is a master of high-class crime fiction, literary noir in the tradition of Georges Simenon and Raymond Chandler * Guardian *
An atmospheric evocation of a city frozen by winter and riddled with intrigue * Daily Mail *
This is an intriguing excursion into different historical territory * Sunday Times *
About The Author
Benjamin Black
Benjamin Black is the pen name of acclaimed author John Banville, who was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He is the author of fifteen novels, including The Sea, which won the 2005 Man Booker Prize. In 2013 he was awarded the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Achievement in Irish Literature, and in 2014 the Quirke novels were adapted into a major BBC TV series. This is the seventh book in the acclaimed Quirke series.
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